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CES 2014: Corning Announces Antimicrobial Gorilla Glass to Fight Germs on Mobile Devices
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No direct or implied claims... Advertising the product as anti-microbial/bacterial is a claim right there. Damn computer industry EULA-style language strikes again, disclaiming the very claims that sell the product, just so they have zero accountability.
And we don't need more antibacterial crap. That fad has created much more resistive bacteria, and more corporate profit based on fear, and not improved the state of health at all. Water and plain soap are already antibacterial.
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And smudgeproof...?
Sounds great - should save me 30 minutes every morning scraping layers of lichen and mould off the screen.
Exactly. A waterproof phone that you can clean off without voiding warranty >> a phone that tries to make it marginally less gross to not wash it off.
Unless it removes finger prints then its not that big off a deal. I would not pay a penny extra for glass that removes bacteria.
Reminds me of the research that kids raised in relatively dirty environments vs over-sanitized surroundings develop stronger immune systems. If sick, wash hands, and same before eating. Just don't stick your fingers in your mouth or rub eyes and nose when hands are dirty. Antimicrobial-mania may be our eventual undoing when the MRSA-on-steroids bugs evolve.
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So let's get this straight. The part of the phone which contains the LEAST amount go bacteria (the screen) will be cleaner but the rest of the phone like the backside will still be riddled with bacteria and whatever junk transfers from your hand? Talk about pointless
So let's get this straight. The part of the phone which contains the LEAST amount go bacteria (the screen) will be cleaner but the rest of the phone like the backside will still be riddled with bacteria and whatever junk transfers from your hand? Talk about pointless
I don't see how advertises can GET away with this.... "Touch on bacteria" ?
Look at all those germs
A glass with doesn't hold all finger prints would be better. This way you wouldn't need to wipe the screen ...
Solves me.... Do people know how such a device is a finger print magnet ? or even dust magnet for that matter.
The glass is a first start, but what about the rest ? The back is more important, because that's where they HOLD the device in hand..
Good technology, but better innovation needs work.
Look at all those germs
A glass with doesn't hold all finger prints would be better. This way you wouldn't need to wipe the screen ...
Solves me.... Do people know how such a device is a finger print magnet ? or even dust magnet for that matter.
The glass is a first start, but what about the rest ? The back is more important, because that's where they HOLD the device in hand..
Good technology, but better innovation needs work.
Hand sanitizer is different. It's an antiseptic -- does not result in the same problems as adding antibiotics to everything. Resistance is a problem, so antibiotic use should be limited to essential uses only (but really, farm use was a much bigger issue until a few weeks ago when the FDA finally decided to intervene)
Hand sanitizers themselves make sense and can go a long way in preventing the spread of things like the flu if kept near doors and anything else we touch a lot
I think you are also miss-quoting there. They essentially have to place this, as they cannot guarantee that a person is protected from infection from everywhere, by using this device.
There seems to be a lot of small minded and limited thinking here.
While I can to some extent understand why everyone on here suddenly thinks this product is destined for use on the front of an iPad or iPhone, the fact is that this is a suggested possible use, and not exclusive use. So perhaps some people need to pull their head out of their butts a bit, and drop the 'finger-print proof would be more useful' crap. Not everything in the world is designed to make you life directly better, and to resolve your first world problems.
This IS a significant product. Touch screens - including iPads in use in Apple stores, are a major infection risk. TB and MRSA have been shown to be transmissible in these public environments.
The vast majority of infectious diseases is spread by people's hands. Ever worked in a hospital? The infection control unit will actually audit every area to ensure that people are washing their hands when they should be - which is roughly 200 to 300 times more a day than most people currently do.
In an oncology ward VRE can be easily spread by just sharing one device between two patients. Considering the increasing use in technology in these hospital environments, the touch screen is becoming a high risk area for infection spread.
So while I'm sure many of you cry yourself to sleep every night because your phone screen gets smudgy with fingerprints, personally I'd welcome any development in bacterial control any day in my line of work - which is nursing.
In regards to the soap issue that has been brought up. Yes, in that instance there is a limited reason for the anti-bacterial compound to be in soap. In fact, just washing your hands properly with proper soap is enough. But there is no parallel with that industry and what is happening here. This sort of development has real world application and demand.
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This is absolute rubbish. There is no. And I mean NO .. peer reviewed research that backs up anything that you have said here.
Let me point you to the CDC article on washing your hands -
http://www.cdc.gov/features/handwashing/
As someone else pointed out before, we are at a point in time where 'superbugs', or antibiotic resistant bacteria, is becoming a serious problem. Let me be clear... you don't develop immunity to these things by just simple exposure. Furthermore, you also put immunocompromised people at risk.
Every year thousands of vulnerable people are killed by VRE and MRSA which is transmitted by contact - i.e. people that haven't washed their hands properly. And just for reference, at some stage in your life you are likely to be included in this 'vulnerable' category.
While I can to some extent understand why everyone on here suddenly thinks this product is destined for use on the front of an iPad or iPhone, the fact is that this is a suggested possible use, and not exclusive use. So perhaps some people need to pull their head out of their butts a bit, and drop the 'finger-print proof would be more useful' crap. Not everything in the world is designed to make you life directly better, and to resolve your first world problems.
This IS a significant product. Touch screens - including iPads in use in Apple stores, are a major infection risk. TB and MRSA have been shown to be transmissible in these public environments.
The vast majority of infectious diseases is spread by people's hands. Ever worked in a hospital? The infection control unit will actually audit every area to ensure that people are washing their hands when they should be - which is roughly 200 to 300 times more a day than most people currently do.
In an oncology ward VRE can be easily spread by just sharing one device between two patients. Considering the increasing use in technology in these hospital environments, the touch screen is becoming a high risk area for infection spread.
So while I'm sure many of you cry yourself to sleep every night because your phone screen gets smudgy with fingerprints, personally I'd welcome any development in bacterial control any day in my line of work - which is nursing.
In regards to the soap issue that has been brought up. Yes, in that instance there is a limited reason for the anti-bacterial compound to be in soap. In fact, just washing your hands properly with proper soap is enough. But there is no parallel with that industry and what is happening here. This sort of development has real world application and demand.
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This is absolute rubbish. There is no. And I mean NO .. peer reviewed research that backs up anything that you have said here.
Let me point you to the CDC article on washing your hands -
http://www.cdc.gov/features/handwashing/
As someone else pointed out before, we are at a point in time where 'superbugs', or antibiotic resistant bacteria, is becoming a serious problem. Let me be clear... you don't develop immunity to these things by just simple exposure. Furthermore, you also put immunocompromised people at risk.
Every year thousands of vulnerable people are killed by VRE and MRSA which is transmitted by contact - i.e. people that haven't washed their hands properly. And just for reference, at some stage in your life you are likely to be included in this 'vulnerable' category.
No, Corning has to say this, otherwise they are making a health claim, which would need to be proven and cleared by the FDA. It's no different than vitamin and supplement manufacturers adding the same line in fine print on their products.
I've been sick literally two days (recently) out of the last five years. I'm not seeing the point of this for a freaking mobile device. *eyeroll*